Two discourses concerning the Holy Spirit, and His work the one, Of the Spirit…

NOW Grief is here ascribed unto the Holy Spirit as it is elsewhere, unto God absolutely, Gen. 6. 6. It repented the Lord that he had made Man on the Earth, and it grieved him at his Heart. Such Affections and Perturbations of Mind are not ascribed unto God or the Spirit but Metaphorically. That intended in such Ascriptions is to give us an Apprehension of things as we are able to receive it. And the Measure we take of them is their Nature and Effects in our selves. What may justly grieve a good Man, and what he will do when he is unjustly or undeservedly grieved, represent unto us what we are to understand of our own Condition with respect unto the Holy Ghost when he is said to be grieved by us. And Grief in the Sense here intended, is a trouble of Mind arising from an Apprehension of Unkindness not deserved, of Disappointments not expected, on the Account of a near Concernment in those by whom we are grieved. We may therefore see hence, what it is we are warned of, when we are enjoined not to grieve the Holy Spirit. As,

NOW Grief is here ascribed unto the Holy Spirit as it is elsewhere, unto God absolutely, Gen. 6. 6. It repented the Lord that he had made Man on the Earth, and it grieved him at his Heart. Such Affections and Perturbations of Mind are not ascribed unto God or the Spirit but Metophorically. That intended in such Ascriptions is to give us an Apprehension of things as we are able to receive it. And the Measure we take of them is their Nature and Effects in our selves. What may justly grieve a good Man, and what he will do when he is unjustly or undeservedly grieved, represent unto us what we are to understand of our own Condition with respect unto the Holy Ghost when he is said to be grieved by us. And Grief in the Sence here intended, is a trouble of Mind arising from an Apprehension of Unkindness not deserved, of Disappointments not expected, on the Account of a neer Concernment in those by whom we are grieved. We may therefore see hence, what it is we are warned of, when we are enjoyned not to grieve the Holy Spirit. As,